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title: "Whistling Grass Frog"
description: "Leptodactylus fuscus — Amphibians. Leptodactylus fuscus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/whistling-grass-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Whistling Grass Frog

> Leptodactylus fuscus — Amphibians. Leptodactylus fuscus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodactylus fuscus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1856
- Wikidata: [Q2238181](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2238181)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22973](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22973)

## Names

- en: Whistling Grass Frog
- de: Rotbrauner Pfeiffrosch
- es: Rana Picuda
- fr: Leptodactyle galonné

## Countries with the most observations

BR (548), CO (316), TT (171), GF (122), BO (62), AR (60), VE (28), GY (17), SR (16), PY (7), PA (4)

## Summary

Leptodactylus fuscus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. Its local name in Brazil is rã-assobiadora (lit. 'whistling frog'). The English name rufous frog has been proposed by Frank & Ramus and is currently used by the IUCN. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptodactylus_fuscus

## Photo

![Whistling Grass Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/whistling-grass-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120659926

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/whistling-grass-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).